2. This is one of the magazines that I will be evaluating for research for my media coursework. I like the fact that it is a single model so all focus is on the model. (I am using this magazine for the model layout only as it is not a music magazine.) By the model only, you can clearly see the target audience. It is aimed at a white, middle class girl aged 16-18.
3. I am evaluating this magazine as well, as I have my likes and dislikes about it. It is called ‘BLENDER’.
4. I like how the model has sex appeal to the male readers and also beauty appeal to the female readers. I also like the colours. Black, white and the accent colour work well. Black and white are neutral colours and the bright pink works for the females and the metro-sexual men.
5. However, I don’t like the big white gaps between the writing and the model; Personally, I would either make the title and the writing slightly bigger or zoom in more on the image of Katy Perry to fill the gaps.
6. I have also chosen this magazine cover because I wanted to show a contrast between a single model image and a band. I think this image is really appealing because everyone is on different levels and doing their own thing, yet they still look like a close band. This is the kind of thing I am looking to do in my coursework.
7. I like the colours on this magazine because it is masculine. I like the type of it too; with the writing on a slant it makes it slightly different, so readers would subconsciously feel that they could also be different if reading this magazine,
8. I like the front of this magazine just for the colours. I like the way the coloured writing is the same colour as the models clothes and shoes. I also like the way that the title is set out: MARY J. BLIGE HIP HOP SOUL SURVIVOR
12. I wanted to do something different with the title so it wasn’t just one word . After playing around with ideas, I decided that these two were my favourite. Volume Pump up the Volume Pump it up! After asking quite a few people from my target audience of 15-18 years, I have decided to use the top option (Pump up the Volume)
13. Now, I need to decide on a colour scheme for the magazine. I am undecided whether to use ‘college colours’ to match the logo in my magazine or whether to use up-to-date, bright, colours.
14. For my contents page, I really like the idea that has been used in this magazine of not actually writing ‘contents’. I am going to take this idea and apply it to my magazine.
15. I really like the layout of this magazine. It is easy to read but isn’t boring.
16. I like the colours on this double page spread. I like the way that it is just a simple white background, with bits of colour layered on top. I also like the way that there is one large photo of the band on the first page ad then 4 smaller images on the opposite page.
17. Target Audience This is an image of the type of audience I would expect my magazine to appeal to. These girls are aged between 16-18 and are all middle class students at college.
18. Images I need to decide on an image for my front cover...
19. Final Decisions. Colour I am going to use the black, white and red combination on my magazine. This will carry on throughout the magazine. I will also include and accent colour of yellow to break up certain ideas. Front Cover Image I have decided that this image should be on my front cover. It is a strong image, and it is clear who my target audience is. It is also clear that the magazine is for music. Double Page Image For my double page spread, I have decided to use one of the images that I was thinking about for my front cover. However, the image did not work on the front cover so I think with a bit of editing, the image could work on the double page spread.
